Thomas S. Monson
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it's only human nature.
You create your reality.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ?
The worst part of life is waiting. The best part of life is having someone worth waiting for.
My heart shall be thy garden.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore !
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Attitudes are contagious. Make yours worth catching.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
Don't water your weeds.
Don't ever give up.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes, knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth , it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
The dingo took my baby !
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
To give away money is an easy matter and in any mans power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in any mans power nor an easy matter
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Are you bored with life ? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.
This kind of certainty comes but just once in a lifetime.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Courage is a moral quality , it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit , an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is will power.
I can't believe it. Right here where we live -- right here in St. Louis.
I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.
Love is not love until love's vulnerable.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
I need him like the axe needs the turkey.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
Let's go home, Debbie.
Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you're still trying, keep it up ! You're right on track.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate, before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
Fortune favors the brave.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you ?
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
You can have everything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
I bet you can squeal like a pig.
What a dump.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.
Hard work pays off.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting ; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
A peace that comes from fear and not from the heart is the opposite of peace.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
Please-baby-please-baby-please-baby-baby - baby. Please !
It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for two hundred years.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
Yippie-ki-yay, motherfucker !
This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.
Get busy livin, or get busy dyin'.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Old love does not rust.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
The beginning is the half of every action.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.